Interictal psychiatric morbidity and focus of epilepsy in treatment-refractory patients admitted to an epilepsy unit.

Manchanda, R; Schaefer, B; McLachlan, R S; Blume, W T · Am J Psychiatry · 1992

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Of 71 consecutive patients admitted to an epilepsy unit of a general hospital, 32 (45%) were classified as having psychiatric disorders by using the General Health Questionnaire. No differences were evident to support a specific relationship between the type or focus of epilepsy and psychopathology.

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